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Board Overview
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The Board of Body Art Practitioners consists of seven members appointed by the governor:
  • Two licensed to perform body piercing, dermal implanting or scarification

  • Two licensed to perform tattooing

  • One licensed to perform electrolysis

  • One public member
Terms of office are four years, and members serve at the pleasure of the governor.  Members are eligible for reappointment.  If a member serves two consecutive terms, at least four years must elapse before the member is again eligible for appointment.

Board Members
 
MOLLY BALLEW, 2012 Chair
Electrologist
Ashland, Oregon
First term of service 2/1/2012 - 1/31/2016
 
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BENJAMIN BERRY
Tattoo Artist
Gresham, Oregon
First term of service 2/1/2012 - 1/31/2016
 
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WENDY BLENNING
Public Member
Portland, Oregon
First term of service 2/1/2012 - 1/31/2016
 
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SETH DIETZ
Body Piercer
Portland, Oregon
First term of service 2/1/2012 - 1/31/2016
 
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KARINA FIGUEROA
Tattoo Artist
Portland, Oregon
First term of service 2/1/2012 - 1/31/2016
 
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DANIEL LAURY, MD
Licensed Physician
Medford, Oregon
First term of service 2/1/2012 - 1/31/2016
 
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CHRISTINA SHULL, 2012 Vice-Chair
Body Piercer
Roseburg, Oregon
First term of service 2/1/2012 - 1/31/2016
 
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Board Committees
Legislation and Rules: Karina Figueroa, Christina Shull, Molly Ballew, Alternate: Daniel Laury

Education and Examination: Seth Dietz, Karina Figueroa, Daniel Laury, Alternate: Christina Shull

Enforcement: Seth Dietz, Wendy Blenning, Alternate: Molly Ballew

Customer Connection: Molly Ballew, Alternate: Wendy Blenning
 
Practice & Procedures Standards: Molly Ballew, Christina Shull, Benjamin Berry, Alternate: Seth Dietz
 
Customer Connection:
An Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA)-wide committee with one representative from each board and council formed to address agency-wide issues.

Board Member Vacancies
The Board of Body Art Practitioners has the following opportunities to serve on the board and encourages applicants to complete an application / interest form and submit it to the Governor's Office of Executive Appointments:

  • There are no current member vacancies on the board.
For more information, contact the Governor's Office of Executive Appointments or the Oregon Health Licensing Agency.
 
Click here to download an application / interest form from the Governor's Office of Executive Appointments.

Governor's Office of Executive Appointments
 
Contact an OHLA board specialist at 503-378-8667 or ohla.info@state.or.us.

Oregon Health Licensing Agency
OHLA professions
The Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) is a state consumer and public protection agency overseeing regulation of multiple health and related professions.  The 70th Oregon Legislative Assembly established OHLA in 1999. 
 
Unique in structure compared to other state professional licensing and regulatory bodies, OHLA incorporates a central agency model and director rather than a single board of directors from one profession.
 
Click here for more information on the Oregon Health Licensing Agency.

OHLA Boards & Councils
Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) volunteer citizen boards and councils represent OHLA-regulated professions and related professions as well as consumer and public protection interests. 
 
OHLA boards and councils provide profession-specific expertise and consultation as well as consumer and public protection viewpoints but are not directly responsible for nor have authority over agency operations, planning and performance.
 
Click here for an overview of OHLA-regulated professions and boards and councils.
 
Click here for links to state board, council and commission Web sites.

Interested in Board Service?
Board meeting
Click on the link below to find out how to apply for a board or council position and to access links to other OHLA boards and councils About Us pages.  OHLA posts board and council vacancies on the About Us page of each board and council.
 
Serving on an OHLA Board or Council / How to Apply